TCCD MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM

KINESIOLOGY RESEARCH TEST

STUDENT NAME:______

LIST OF MUSCLE TO BE CONSIDERED.

MUSCLES OF THE LEG AND KNEE AND HIP:

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TCCD MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM

KINESIOLOGY RESEARCH TEST

STUDENT NAME:______

QUADRICEPS GROUP:

  1. Rectus femoris
  2. Vastus lateralis
  3. Vastus medialis
  4. Vastus intermedius or intermedialis

HAMSTRING:

  1. Biceps femoris
  2. Semitendinosis
  3. Semimembranosus

GLUTES:

  1. Maximus
  2. Medius
  3. Minimus

Piriformis

Sartorius

ADDUCTOR GROUP

  1. Gracilis
  2. Pectineus
  3. Adductor magnus
  4. Adductor longus
  5. Adductor brevis

Tensor fascia lata

IT Band or the Fascia Lata (lateral fascia)

THE DEEP HIP ROTATORS, AKA THE DEEP SIX

  1. Piriformis
  2. Quadratus femoris
  3. Inferior gemellus
  4. Superior gemellus
  5. Obturator internus
  6. Obturator externus

The Iliacus

The Psoas

Major

Minor

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TCCD MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM

KINESIOLOGY RESEARCH TEST

STUDENT NAME:______

MUSCLES BY ACTION:

THE THIGH AND HIP JOINT

  1. FLEXION
  2. psoas major
  3. iliacus
  4. Sartorius
  5. Tensor fascia lata
  6. Rectus femoris
  7. Pectineus
  8. Adductor longus
  9. Gracilis
  10. Adductor brevis
  11. Gluteus medius – anterior fibers
  12. Gluteus minimus – anterior fibers
  13. ABDUCTORS
  14. Gluteus medius – entire muscles
  15. Gluteus minimus – entire muscles
  16. Tensor fascia lata
  17. Sartorius
  18. Gluteus maximus –upper 1/3
  19. Piriformis
  20. Superior gemellus
  21. Obturator internus
  22. Inferior gemellus
  23. LATERAL ROTATION
  24. Glutes: maximus, medius and minimus – the posterior fibers
  25. Piriformis
  26. Superior gemellus
  27. Inferior gemellus
  28. Obturator internus
  29. Obturator externus
  30. Quadratus femoris
  31. Sartorius
  32. Psoas major
  33. Iliacus
  34. Biceps femoris – long head
  35. Popliteus – at the knee joint
  36. EXTENSION
  37. Gluteus maximus
  38. Hamstrings
  39. Biceps femoris – long head
  40. Semitendinosis
  41. Semimembranosus
  42. Adductor magnus
  43. Gluteus medius – posterior fibers
  44. Gluteus minimus – posterior fibers
  45. ADDUCTION
  46. Pectineus
  47. Adductor longus
  48. Gracilis
  49. Adductor brevis
  50. Adductor magnus
  51. Gluteus maximus – lower 2/3rds
  52. Biceps femoris – long head
  53. Quadratus femoris
  54. MEDIAL ROTATION
  55. Gluteus medius – anterior fibers
  56. Gluteus minimus – anterior fibers
  57. TFL
  58. Semitendinosis
  59. Semimembranosus
  60. Piriformis

LEG

  1. KNEE JOINT
  2. FLEXION
  3. Hamstrings – all
  4. Sartorius
  5. Gracilis
  6. Gastrox
  7. Plantaris
  8. Popleteus
  9. EXTENSION
  10. Quadriceps – all
  11. TFL
  12. Gluteus Maximus
  13. LATERAL ROTATION
  14. Biceps femoris – entire
  15. MEDIAL ROTATION
  16. Semimembranosus
  17. Semitendinosis
  18. Popliteus
  19. Sartorius
  20. Gracilis

EXAM:

  1. Task One: Sort your muscles into working groups by action. YES!! Some muscles will appear/show up in more than one group. (Some muscles are quite talented and door several things either as prime mover, synergist or stabilizer.)
  2. Task Two: LIST: for each muscle
  3. Muscle type: pennate, fusiform etc.
  4. Fiber direction: oblique, perpendicular, etc.
  5. What joint does each muscle cross
  6. Points of attachment
  7. Origin (proximal) attachment
  8. Insertion (distal) attachment
  9. How do these factors produce movement done by each muscle?
  10. From the text book chapter, from the PowerPoint and/or PDF file and the notes I am sending from another text on Gait, answer the following:
  11. What are the basic compensator principles used by the body for postural distortions?
  12. What are the common postural distortion patterns used by the human body?
  13. List the factors (symptom and signs) of the distortion patter of each of the 7 common postural distortions.
  14. What are the issues high heel shoes cause in the human foot, knee, ankle, hips, sacroiliac joint and lumbar spine? How are these stressors bad for the low back muscles and the joints of the lower extremities? What are the long term consequences of wearing such torture chambers?
  15. Using info from notes/pdf/textbook, what are the activities of muscles during the gait cycle? How does poor gait affect the body? (See the PDF file I sent along with the others which talks about pathology and gait.)

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